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Chris Hughton, Ireland football coach: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Chris Hughton
Chris Hughton
Ireland
11 December 1958
left-back
Chris Hughton is a professional football manager and former player. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland national team. He was most recently head coach of the Ghana national team.

After making his professional debut aged 20, Hughton spent most of his playing career with Tottenham Hotspur as a left-back, leaving in 1990 after 13 years. After relatively brief spells with West Ham United and Brentford, he retired from playing in 1993 at the age of 34. He earned 53 caps representing the Republic of Ireland, scoring one goal and starting in all three of Ireland's games at UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany.

From 1993 to 2007, Hughton served as coach and then assistant manager for Tottenham. He joined Newcastle United as first team coach in 2008, and, following their relegation, became caretaker manager. He led Newcastle back to the Premier League in his first season in charge, along the way breaking a number of records and securing the permanent managerial position. He was dismissed as manager by Mike Ashley the following December, with his side 12th in the table. Hughton managed Birmingham City for a single season, leading them to fourth place in the league, before joining Norwich City in June 2012. Norwich dismissed him in April 2014 following a run of poor results.

Following his departure from Norwich, Hughton became manager of Brighton & Hove Albion in December 2014. Three years later in 2017, he led the club to promotion to the Premier League for the first time in its history. He avoided relegation for two successive seasons before being dismissed in May 2019 due to a run of poor form. Hughton was appointed as manager of Nottingham Forest in October 2020, before being dismissed in September 2021 after a poor start to the season. He acted as technical advisor to the Ghana national team for the period of their World Cup qualifiers in March 2022.

In February 2023, he was promoted to the position of head coach of Ghana following the resignation of Otto Addo after the failure of the Black Stars team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. However, following Ghana's group-stage exit at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Hughton was relieved of his duties as head coach.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Hughton in 2015
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Christopher William Gerard Hughton
Date of birth: (1958-12-11) 11 December 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth: Forest Gate, Essex, England
Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position: Full-back
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1990: Tottenham Hotspur 297 (12)
1990–1992: West Ham United 32 (0)
1992–1993: Brentford 32 (0)
Total: 361 (12)
⚽ International career:
1979–1991: Republic of Ireland 53 (1)
⚽ Managerial career:
1997: Tottenham Hotspur (caretaker)
1998: Tottenham Hotspur (caretaker)
2008: Newcastle United (caretaker)
2009–2010: Newcastle United
2011–2012: Birmingham City
2012–2014: Norwich City
2014–2019: Brighton & Hove Albion
2020–2021: Nottingham Forest
2023–2024: Ghana
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals

📼 Match Highlights Videos

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Channel Image Brighton Unlocked | #62 | LEGEND Chris Hughton Reunites With Fans & Fulham Heartache
10 days ago • 4.1K views
Estimated Revenue • $11

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Channel Image Chris Hughton @ The 2017 Football Black List
8 years ago • 463 views
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Channel Image Chris Hughton: "The best I played against was Ruud Gullit." | UCFB-LMA Insight Series
5 years ago • 173 views
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Channel Image Chris Hughton • Tactics, Brighton & Hove Albion 3 Manchester United 2 • Masterclass
6 years ago • 44.86K views
Estimated Revenue • $126

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Channel Image Chris Hughton on Racism in Football | The Premier League Show
6 years ago • 4.4K views
Estimated Revenue • $12

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Channel Image CHRIS HUGHTON & SAM BALDOCK STAR AT AITC WALKING FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
11 years ago • 5.39K views
Estimated Revenue • $15

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Channel Image Chris Hughton • "Getting your first opportunity to coach is the hardest part" • CV Stories
6 years ago • 4.17K views
Estimated Revenue • $12

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Channel Image BKL presents: An Evening With... Chris Hughton
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4 years ago • 214 views
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Channel Image Chris Hughton: Truth behind Newcastle exit | Inside Brighton transfer strategy | Life at Tottenham
2 months ago • 24.88K views
Estimated Revenue • $70

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Channel Image My Brentford Story: Chris Hughton #BlackHistoryMonth2019
6 years ago • 1.73K views
Estimated Revenue • $5

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Channel Image Chris Hughton's role in developing young Ghanaian football talent.
2 years ago • 14 views
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Channel Image Chris Hughton talks Grass Roots Football
14 years ago • 324 views
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